Shame on Us for Not Shaming My students rarely believe me when I tell them this, but I was once a fat kid. When I was in 8th grade, I actually weighed more than I do now. And though my parents tried to reassure me with the euphemistic understanding that I was really just “pleasantly […]
Please Don’t Feed the Bears If you have never seen Walter Herzog’s 2005 documentary Grizzly Man about bear enthusiast and conservationist Timothy Treadwell, I highly recommend you do away with your weekend plans right now and make some time to watch this fascinating insight into man’s tenuous relationship with nature. Treadwell, a fascinating and enigmatic […]
The Persuasion of the Christ Years ago while writing for the Summit Daily, I penned a piece about one Brother Nathaniel. He’s something of a local legend in these parts, standing on various intersections throughout the county adorned in full clergical vestments, replete with liturgical cassock and hat, and waving a crucifix at passersby or […]
Not Everyone Gets a Medal in the Olympics (Or in Life) I’ve said it before, but I absolutely love the Olympics. Sure some of the events might make you shake your head in bewilderment as you wonder who exactly voted to approve their inclusion (yeah, I’m talking about you trampoline and race walking). But if […]
